Saturday 1 June. Wrote to D^r Kinsella.

Again in the evening.

Wrote also to Mr. Troy and Mrs Henry.

Sunday 2 June 1844. Said Mass for Mr. Bourchier.

Monday 3 June 1844. Wrote to Mr. Schade and Mr. Taggart by the West India mail, the sailing of which has been postponed till tomorrow.

Tuesday 4 June 1844. Had a front tooth drawn today, and another substituted for it by a dentist named Hampson, 7 Dorset Square.

Wednesday 5 June 1844. A letter from M. Kelly.

Thursday 6 June 1844. Said Mass for Mr. Bourchier.

Letters from Mr. Troy and J. Ryan.

Saturday 8 June 1844. At breakfast met Mr. Urquhart (Dominican) just arrived from Mexico. Among his fellow passengers in the Teviot were Mr. MacNamara (merchant), Mr. Ross and Mr. Gaden from Denmark.

Letters from J. Ryan and Mr. Troy.

Sunday 9 June 1844. Said Mass for Mr. Bourchier.

Monday 10 June 1844. Received a letter from D^r Kinsella informing me that he ordained Mr. Knaresboro and Mr. Kelly Deacons, and intimated that their travelling expenses to London would be required of me. Wrote to him in reply and forwarded the Post Office orders - one for five pounds, and the other for one.

A letter from Mr. Troy.

Tuesday 11 June 1844. Letters from Mr. Troy and Angelica Henry

Wrote to Mr. Troy, J. O'Connor, J. Ryan, M. Kelly and A. Henry.

Wednesday 12 June 1844. Wrote to J. Savage, Lisbon.

A visit from Bp Collier and Rev^d T. Heptonstall.

Wrote to J. Goold, Australia.

W^m Lee arrived tonight - a letter from J. O'Connor.

Thursday 13 June 1844. Received from W^m Lee a draft for £40 drawn in my favour by Mr. Troy, to pay passage &c.

A letter from Mr. Troy.

Friday 14 June 1844. Letters from D^r Kinsella, Rev^d J. Taylor, and Mr. Troy.

Called at W. Ind: Steam Packet office - engaged five berths and paid 50£ in advance.

The two young deacons from Kilkenny have arrived - totally unprovided with necessaries.

Saturday 15 June 1844. A letter from Rev^d Mr. Balfe offering himself for the Mission - wrote to him.

Paid 3£ for two sets of Breviaries and £2.12 for oil stocks for Rev^d Messrs Knaresboro and Kelly.

A French Priest dined with us this evening and most enthusiastically took up the notion of joining us.

Heard from him that Mrs Gomez (formerly Miss Saunderson) was in London.

Saw Mrs Gomez and her two boys Richard and Raphael.

Bought a doz. shirts for Messrs Kelly and Knaresboro.

Sunday 16 June 1844. The Frenchman (Coste) has made up his mind for the trip - made his will in my favour in presence of Mr. Jerningham, to whom he handed two Savings Bank books for 90£ - He pays his own expenses out.

Paid Ford's bill £26.19

Dined with Mrs Gomez

Made my will and forwarded it to Mr. Troy.

Provisions in my will - 350£ each to my sisters Catherine and Eliza - 100£ to my niece Eliza Goold - 2,500 to the present Dominican community of Cork, in trust for educational purposes.

Large paintings to the Mission of Guiana. Smaller paintings to be disposed of and proceeds to go to forwarding my library to Dominic Street, Cork - rings and episcopal crosses and gold chain, silks, to my sister Catherine - Geneva gold watch to John Reed.

Executors Mr. Troy, Cork and Rev^d R. White, Denmark St. Dublin.

Monday 17 June 1844. Started by the 9 o'clock train for Southampton - on our arrival learned that the Tweed was detained by order of Government.

Bought a doz. pair socks for Messrs Kelly and Knaresboro.

Paid 14s. each from London to Southampton

Slept on shore.

Paid J. Reed's passage, on the understanding of course that he repays it in Demerara.

Tuesday 18 June 1844. Embarked. Paid balance of fares - in all £191.13. Borrowed from J. Reed £7, and from Abbé Coste £10.

2 p.m. preparing to start - all well.

At 3. Mails aboard and off for the far west. As yet all appears smooth - accommodations appear to me good, altho' I hear one old gentleman grumbling.

Wednesday 19 June 1844. A blank day - obliged to keep to bed for the most part, as the greater number of my fellow passengers also are.

Thursday 20 June 1844. Feel better this morning. Shaved and got on deck. Made a good breakfast and able to walk about and read.